SI43.A Dinner Menu From The Salutation Hotel In Perth, Scotland Signed Beautifully By the Beatles During Their 1963 Scottish Tour

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On Saturday, October 5, 1963, The Beatles embarked on a three-night mini-tour of Scotland beginning with a show at the Concert Hall in Glasgow. The following night, Sunday, October 6th, they would play two shows for 3,000 fans at Carlton Theatre in Kirkcaldy before concluding the tour on Monday the 7th with a performance at Caird Hall in Dundee. The dates were promoted by Albert Boncini, who had made an exclusive agreement with Beatles manager Brian Epstein to present their concerts in Scotland.

While they stayed at Glasgow’s Central Station Hotel the first night, they changed accommodations for the second night, choosing the oldest established hotel in Scotland — the historic Salutation Hotel in Perth. Geographically speaking, this was a logical choice as Perth was centrally located between the final two tour cities of Kirkcaldy and Dundee. On the morning of the Monday, October 7th, they had breakfast at the Salutation, playing their final show that evening in Dundee, some 12 miles away.While they stayed at Glasgow’s Central Station Hotel the first night, they changed accommodations for the second night, choosing the oldest established hotel in Scotland — the historic Salutation Hotel in Perth. Founded in 1699, like nearly everything The Beatles were associated with, one of the most notable events of the hotel’s centuries long history is the fact that the band stayed there for 2 days. Geographically speaking, this was a logical choice as Perth was centrally located between the final two tour cities of Kirkcaldy and Dundee. They left the hotel on Monday, October 7th, playing their final show that evening in Dundee, some 12 miles away.

Here is a dinner menu from the Salutation Hotel dated the 6th of October, 1963, autographed boldly and beautifully in blue ballpoint pen on the reverse side by all four Beatles. This is a fabulous and nearly perfect set of Beatles autographs, signed by each as nicely as they could have on that day in Scotland in 1963. Additionally, Ringo Starr has written “Beatles” at the top above his signature, which adds greatly to desirability. The menu, which measures 5 ½” x 8”, has been torn horizontally at the top by the original owner and it is in very good condition overall, with some signs of handling.

A mere 7 days after this menu was signed, The Beatles were on the brink of their global fame as they made their famous televised appearance on “Sunday Night At The London Palladium”, which was the equivalent of the Ed Sullivan Show in Great Britain. It was this performance that signaled the start of a national frenzy and the first use of the term “Beatlemania”. For any collector looking to get a magnificent set of Beatles autographs, this is it…..$SOLD